Bill Text: NY A04287 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4287 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires secondary schools to include within their health education course the medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use during pregnancy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-04 - enacting clause stricken [A04287 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04287-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4287
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 2, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. P. RIVERA, DINOWITZ, CLARK, V. LOPEZ -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A.   ABBATE, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT,  TOWNS  --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to instruction in second-
         ary  schools  concerning  the ramifications of using alcohol and drugs
         during pregnancy
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  804 of the education law, as
    2  amended by chapter 674 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    3.  Instruction  regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, in addi-
    5  tion to continued health guidance in the junior high school  grades  and
    6  the  senior high schools, shall be an integral part of a required health
    7  education course at each  of  these  levels  in  the  secondary  schools
    8  curriculum. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE THE MEDICAL RISKS INHERENT IN
    9  THE  USE  OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS DURING PREGNANCY. Students
   10  shall be required to demonstrate knowledge in the subject  area  through
   11  the  use  of  a  test,  graded  project  or  report,  or any other means
   12  prescribed by the  school  authorities  regarding  alcohol,  drugs,  and
   13  tobacco.  Any  such course shall be taught by teachers holding a certif-
   14  icate to teach health. Related courses in the secondary  school  curric-
   15  ulum  shall be taught in a manner supportive of health education regard-
   16  ing  alcohol,  tobacco,  and  other  drugs.  In  addition,   instruction
   17  regarding the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol or
   18  drugs shall be an integral part of a required health education course in
   19  the  senior  high  schools.  Such  instruction  shall be provided in all
   20  senior high schools whether or not these  schools  also  provide  driver
   21  education courses.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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